Members of Project 21 question Sharpton's
commitment civil rights in now seeking to deny the black judge
a fair and timely confirmation process, especially as Sharpton's
new position violates not only the U.S. Constitution but Sharpton's
own views.

In a November 5 interview with Sinclair
Broadcasting, Sharpton opposed plans by liberal senators to keep
the Brown nomination from coming to a full vote in the U.S. Senate
through a filibuster. He said: "I don't agree with her politics.
I don't agree with some of her background. But she should get
an up-or-down vote." The next day, however, Sharpton's office
released a statement urging senators "to do everything within
their means to prevent" Brown from being confirmed. Speaking
on liberal pressure experienced by Sharpton to change his opinion,
talk radio host Armstrong Williams, who was in contact with Sharpton,
told The Washington Times: "He said they were putting a
lot of pressure on him."

"I believe that Al Sharpton's unambiguous
about-face is proof positive that liberal racists without question
are able, in the face of undeniable evidence, to not just control
the Jesse Jacksons and Elijah Cummings of our nation but also
someone who - at face value - is believed to be as independent
as Sharpton has been," said Project 21 member Mychal Massie,
a Pennsylvania small businessman.

Brown has been nominated for a seat on
the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. The daughter
of Alabama sharecroppers, she has dedicated her 26-year legal
career to public service. An associate justice on the California
Supreme Court since 1996, she won 76 percent of the vote to retain
her seat on the court. Her appeals court nomination enjoys bipartisan
support, and she is highly regarded by her judicial colleagues
in California and across the nation.

Speaking on Sharpton's apparent interest
in currying political favor rather than fighting for fair treatment
and the advancement of minorities, Massie adds: "Succinctly
put, in the liberal world, the plantation-masters will permit
no blacks to leave the plantation. Those that do will do so at
their own peril. Indoctrination and mind control are the order
of the day. What a remarkably free group."